SJU's Roberts to Participate in Tonight's Slam Dunk Contest

Release: 04/03/2014

CHICAGO, IL. - Saint Joseph's senior Ronald Roberts, Jr., will participate in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships on April 3 at Moody Coliseum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, it was announced today by Intersport. The 26th annual event, which will air live on ESPN at 9 p.m. Eastern time, features 24 of college basketball's top dunkers and long-range shooters.

Roberts will compete in the Denny’s Slam Dunk Championship. One of the most exciting players in school history, the 6-8 forward averaged a career-best 14.4 points while grabbing 7.4 rebounds per game this year for the A-10 Champion Hawks. He led the team in dunks with 61 and shot 60.0 percent from the field to finish his career ranked second on the all-time list for career field goal percentage (57.0). Roberts, who was an All-A-10 Second Team and All-Championship Team honoree, totaled 1,398 points and 861 rebounds in his four years, numbers which rank 20th and 12th, respectively, on SJU's career lists.